Users only need one button to operate the Ellipsis Jetpack. The Verizon Ellipsis Jetpack is a little slow to boot up, but in a minute or two it is online and connected to Verizon 4G LTE if it is available.
Amazon Echo Review: Talking Helper Alexa Is No Match for Siri. The Virtual Assistant Plays DJ for Your Music, But Gets Lost on Other Basic Requests. Meet Alexa, Amazon's voice-activated virtual assistant who lives in the $200 Echo smart speaker. Personal Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler puts her in the interview chair to find out what she can do.
The new portable Amazon Tap, also announced today, is something you would carry with you. And then, of course, Alexa is also a part of Amazon's Fire TV system. The Echo Dot goes on sale today for $89.99. That's not cheap, but it's a big drop from the $179.99 price on the full Echo. There's also an oddity about how you can order it: you can't buy the Echo on Amazon.com. You have to order it through Alexa.